Q. More water should not be added in the concrete mix, as to increase ?

  • (A) strength
  • (B) durability
  • (C) water-cement ratio
  • (D) all of these
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βœ… Correct Answer: (C) water-cement ratio

Q. In preliminary test, the concrete is placed in the mould in .......... layers of equal volume ?

  • (A) two
  • (B) three
  • (C) four
  • (D) five
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βœ… Correct Answer: (B) three

Q. The ordinary concrete is not used for ............. grade of concrete mix ?

  • (A) M 10
  • (B) M 20
  • (C) M 25
  • (D) M 40
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βœ… Correct Answer: (D) M 40

Q. The aggregate which pass through 4.75 mm IS sieve and entirely retain on 75 micron IS sieve called ?

  • (A) cyclopean aggregate
  • (B) coarse aggregate
  • (C) fine aggregate
  • (D) all in aggregate
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βœ… Correct Answer: (C) fine aggregate

Q. The diameter of the pipe line used for transportation of concrete by pumps should not exceed ?

  • (A) 10 cm
  • (B) 20 cm
  • (C) 30 cm
  • (D) 40 cm
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βœ… Correct Answer: (C) 30 cm

Q. Low percentage of tricalcium silicate and high percentage of dicalcium silicate in cement salts in ?

  • (A) rapid hardening
  • (B) high early strength
  • (C) high heat generation
  • (D) none of these
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βœ… Correct Answer: (D) none of these

Q. In designing a ware-house, it is assumed that ?

  • (A) each bag contains 50 kg of cement
  • (B) floor area occupied by one bag of cement is 0.3 m²
  • (C) height of each cement bag containing 35 litres of cement is 0.18 m
  • (D) all of the above
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βœ… Correct Answer: (D) all of the above

Q. The chemical ingredient of cement which provides quick setting property to the cement is ?

  • (A) lime
  • (B) silica
  • (C) alumina
  • (D) iron oxide
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βœ… Correct Answer: (C) alumina

Q. According to Indian standard specifications for the compressive strength test of cement, the cement and standard sand mortar in the ratio of.................. is used ?

  • (A) 1:1
  • (B) 1:2
  • (C) 1:3
  • (D) 1:4
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βœ… Correct Answer: (A) 1:1

Q. For continuous transportation of concrete, the method used is ?

  • (A) transport of concrete by pans
  • (B) transport of concrete by wheel barrows
  • (C) transport of concrete by belt concrete conveyors
  • (D) transport of concrete by pumps
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βœ… Correct Answer: (C) transport of concrete by belt concrete conveyors

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